Some women have asked me to share how I have my Quiet Time with God. Let me say, there is not one “right way” to journal or to have a quiet time. There are many different ways of doing this, and that is ok! Usually, I try to have my time of Bible reading and… Continue reading How I Journal and Conduct My Quiet Time
Category: Faith in Christ
Can’t I Blame Someone Else? – Part 2
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SIN? Gary Thomas, in “Sacred Marriage,” said “We are most tempted to sin when we are sinned against.” Sin is an archery term that means “to miss the mark.” If the arrow is 20 feet away from the target, that is a “sin.” If the arrow is 1/2 inch away from… Continue reading Can’t I Blame Someone Else? – Part 2
I Am Responsible for Myself Spiritually – Part 1
I am not the Holy Spirit. It is not my job to convict my husband – or anyone else – of sin. And it is not my job to make people repent. I don’t get to make people’s decisions for them. I am not them. I don’t have the right to usurp their free will.… Continue reading I Am Responsible for Myself Spiritually – Part 1
I Am Responsible for My Emotions
For many years, I expected Greg to be responsible for my emotions. I expected him to “make me happy.” I expected him to “fix me” if I was upset. I expected him to meet needs in my heart and soul that only Jesus could meet. I expected that being close to him would give me… Continue reading I Am Responsible for My Emotions
Let’s Pray Together!
Almighty Lord, PRAISE You alone are the Creator of this universe. You are the Great I Am. You are completely holy. You are incapable of evil. You cannot tolerate sin. Yet, You are completely Love. You are the very embodiment of what Love means and Who Love is. You are full of grace, mercy and… Continue reading Let’s Pray Together!
Don’t Worry, I Am Not Perfect! Some Encouragement
(In case any of you are feeling discouraged after the posts about being an ungodly woman, and godly femininity part 1 and part 2) I don’t want any of you to think that I am perfect or to put me, my husband, our marriage (or any sinful human) on a pedestal. I am nothing and… Continue reading Don’t Worry, I Am Not Perfect! Some Encouragement
A Wife Responds to a Sister in Christ Who Is Feeling Insecure
This is from a reader – it was one of the comments on Thursday’s post “What Does It Mean to Be an Ungodly Woman?” ———— This helped me get over a big hump that seemed to be blocking my faith. I’m not saying that I’ve completely overcome that hump, because a lot of what you… Continue reading A Wife Responds to a Sister in Christ Who Is Feeling Insecure
What Does It Mean to Be an Ungodly Woman?
Me in 2003 when I was still so blind to my sin. We are going to look at what godly femininity is. But sometimes, a powerful way to study what something is – is to look at what it is NOT. There may be some women for whom all of these things (about being an ungodly… Continue reading What Does It Mean to Be an Ungodly Woman?
The Idol of Happiness
We tend to think that “idolatry” means someone bowing down to a statue and praying to it in a shrine. It’s really easy to dismiss that practice as not even remotely a temptation to us today in our culture and to discount everything the Bible says about idolatry as being irrelevant to us. Big mistake!… Continue reading The Idol of Happiness
Different Kinds of “Unbelief”
I obviously didn’t quite explain the whole “sin of unbelief” thing very clearly a week or so ago. I hope that this clarification helps. 🙂